School of health and society pre-registration courses
Our pre-registration courses are approved and validated by professional bodies (Health & Care Professions Council, Nursing & Midwifery Council, Royal College of Occupational Therapists, Social Work England). They aim to prepare you for work as a healthcare professional and allow you to start your career right upon graduation.
Our 2-year programmes are accelerated courses, allowing you to gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills within just two years instead of three. Each course has different sets of requirements which you can find out more about below. Our 3-year programmes are courses aimed at undergraduate degree holders wishing to pursue a career in healthcare. This provides an opportunity to study at master's level and gain a highly regarded qualification while offering a strong basis for a future career in clinical or community work, research, education, management, leadership or consultancy.
All our pre-registration master’s programmes allow you to go on placements across hospital or community settings, working alongside qualified assessors and supervisors and giving you real-life experience, which will help you gain confidence in your practice and prepare you for employment upon graduation.
Why Study a Pre-Registration Master's?
Employability: the current total NHS vacancies for nurses, midwives and Allied Health Professionals stands at 9.4%, offering strong employability prospects for students (source: NHS workforce strategy report 2023)
Qualifications: pre-registration masters' allow you to gain a highly regarded postgraduate qualification while getting all of the practical and theoretical knowledge you need to start your clinical practice upon graduation
Practical career change: The aim of the pre-registration masters' is to allow you to get into a healthcare profession by providing a challenging and rewarding educational experience which will help you to build patient-centered experience
Each programme is taught across 2 or 3 years and have their own set of entry requirements. To find out more about each course, click on one of the links below.
MA Adult Nursing
Find out more about what it means to be an adult nurse, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
MA Mental Health Nursing
Find out more about what it means to be a Mental Health nurse, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
MSc Occupational Therapy
Find out more about what it means to be an Occupational Therapist, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
MA Social Work
Find out more about what it means to be a social worker, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
MSc Midwifery
Find out more about what it means to be a Midwife, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
MSc Podiatry
Find out more about what it means to be a Podiatrist, what the course entails, what sort of placement opportunities you can get and also what the specific entry requirements for this course are.
What about funding?
Additional funding support is available for healthcare students through the NHS Learning Support Fund. There also is a Social Work Bursary (SWB) available across our Social Work courses. To learn more about available funding options and check your eligibility, visit the relevant course page.
- We are the 2nd largest provider of Allied Health education in the north-west (source: HESA 2021/2022)
- 98% of our graduates across Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy and Podiatry are in employment (source: Graduate Outcomes, based on students who graduated in 2021/2022)
- You'll learn in our purpose-built facilities including our state-of-the-art simulation suites which create realistic ward and layouts and interactive manikin simulators
- You will experience real world learning and benefit from our wide range of available partnership links across Greater Manchester and further afield